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January, 1999. The outgoing chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Gerard Murphy (left), with the new chairman Tony O'Brien, and the chief executive Sean FitzPatrick at the annual general meeting in Dublin. Photograph: Paddy Whelan.

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January 2005. David Drumm, the new chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, at the announcement of the bank’s annual results. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien.

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February, 2007. Sean FitzPatrick, chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, photographed at the bank's AGM at the Mansion House Dublin.

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April 29th, 2008. Art collector Fergus Ahern from Boyle, Co Roscommon photographed at IMMA next to a painting is titled "Small Gate at Terni" by Stephen McKenna, which was part of the Anglo Irish Bank Collection. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien.

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September 30th, 2008. Taoiseach Brian Cowen arrives at Government Buildings where the Government has decided to guarantee all deposits in Irish banks.

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December 3rd, 2008. A general view of the Anglo Irish Bank headquarters on St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. It has emerged that company profits fell by more than a third to €784 million. The top executives at the lender are also facing a pay freeze and bonuses will not be paid. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire.

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December 3rd, 2008. Willie McAteer, chief risk officer and director of group finance, and David Drumm, group chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, at a media briefing on the preliminary results, which show a sharp drop in profits, for the year ended September 30th, 2008.

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January 13th, 2009. Outgoing Financial Regulator Patrick Neary arriving at Leinster House to be questioned at the Oireachtas Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs on the banking crisis and its role in the directors’ loans controversy at Anglo-Irish Bank. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill.

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January 15th, 2009. Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan at the Department of Finance where he announced that the Government had decided to take Anglo Irish Bank into public ownership. Photograph: Frank Miller.

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January 16th, 2009. The proposed Anglo Irish Bank headquarters on North Wall Quay in Dublin where construction has been stopped. Photograph: Alan Betson

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January 16th, 2009. Anglo Irish Bank chairman Donal O'Connor addresses the crowd at the bank's EGM. Shareholders at the meeting in Dublin’s Mansion House criticised board members and the bank’s auditors, accountancy firm Ernst and Young, for the failure of its credit committee. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh.

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September 19th, 2009. Gardai on duty outside the offices of Anglo Irish Bank as people take part in the National Demonstration and March against Nama and proposed child allowance and welfare cuts. Photograph: Eric Luke.

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April 20th, 2011. Ken Glennon of Wayfinding cleans the space where the Anglo Irish Bank signage and lettering used to be from at the bank's headquarters in St Stephen's Green, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien.

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January 10th, 2012. Sean Quinn outside Belfast High Court where a judge ruled that the former billionaire was not entitled to file for bankruptcy in Northern Ireland. This follows a legal challenge by the Anglo Irish bank. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire.

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July 24th, 2012. Former chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick leaves court after appearing in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the bank. Photograph: Eric Luke.

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July 23rd, 2012. The former Anglo Irish Bank executive Pat Whelan leaves court after being charged in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the bank. Photograph: Eric Luke

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July 23rd, 2012 The former finance director of Anglo Irish Bank Willie McAteer (centre) leaves court after being charged in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the bank. Photograph: Eric Luke.

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February 6th, 2013. Gardai were despatched to the former Anglo Irish Bank on St Stephen's Green to protect its assets. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons.

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February 7th, 2013. The statue outside Connaught House on Burlington Road where the offices of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation IBRC formerly Anglo Irish Bank are located. Photograph: Alan Betson.

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February 7th, 2013. ECB president Mario Draghi refused to confirm if Ireland had received a deal on the promissory notes at the bank’s monthly meeting in Frankfurt. Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters.

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February 7th, 2013. Taoiseach Enda Kenny outlines the details of Ireland's agreement with the European Central Bank which resulted in the liquidation of the former Anglo Irish Bank and promissory notes relating to the bank being changed into bonds. Image: Oireachtas screengrab.